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随着经济全球化的加快,英语已成为会计人员必须掌握 A Guide tO Accounting En 曲 会j于_英浯导航 的一门语吉工具 为了有助于读者朋友对会计英语的系统掌 责任编辑:险峰 握,我们开设了“会计荚语导航”栏目 同时欢迎广太读者对本 栏目内容提出意见和建议 tangible Assets C I 郝绍伦 Helen(H).What’S the defniition of intangible assets? Peter(P):Intangible assets are assets which are used in hte operation of the business but have no physical subst ̄ce and are non-current。Major intangible assets are goodwill,patents and trademarks。 H:Neihter d0 accounts receivable have physical substance,Why aren’t thcy included in hte category of intangible assets? P:By intangible assets.here we mean that first they are long・lived assets and they Can contribute to the production,operation and development of the business.In other words,they should bring about the increased value.However,accounts receivable are not long-lived assets,and nor call they increase the value of the business, H:Are intangible assets subject to depreciation? P:Subject to depreciation are plant and equipment assets except land,while intangible assets are subject to amoritzation. Nonetheless,both depreciation and amortization are based on the same principle,They are both designed to offset the l'evenue of na accounting period wiht hte cost incurred in effort to generate that reVenue—一Ihat is.to realize the matching principle. H:What's thc entry for amortization? P:For example,a company purchases a patent for¥200 000.The company will establish an asset account by the name of IntangibleAssetsorPatents,andthendebitPatentand creditCashfor¥2OO 000.Ifthepatentcostistobe amortizedwiht 10years, then the amortization expense is¥20 000 for a year.The accounting entry for the amortiaztion consists of a debit to Patent Amortization Expense and a credit to Patents for¥20 000. Some companies have established the Patent Accumulated Amortization account,and in this case,it should be credited. 弹 j 需要的是摊销。只不过,折旧和摊销所依据的原理是一样 无.形资产c一) l的,都是要从一个会计期间的收入中扣减为实现收入而付 出的成本,即实现配比原则。 H:无形资产的定义是什么? H:摊销的会计分录该怎么编制? P:无形资产是指在企业的经营中使用的,没有物质实 P:比如,一家公司用20万美元现金购买了一项专利, 体的非流动资产 主要的无形资产有商誉、专利以及商标。 那么公司就会设立一个叫做无形资产或专利的资产账户, H:应收账款也没有物质实体,那么为什么不把它纳入 并以20万美元借记专利账户,贷记现金账户。如果该项专 无形资产呢? 利的成本要在1o年内摊销,那么每年的专利罐销费应为2 P:我们这里所说的无形资产,首先是一种长期资产,再 万美元,记录该项摊销的会计分录是,以2万美元借记专 者它能为企业的生产 经营和发展做出贡献,也就是带来 利摊销费用账户,贷记专利账户 有些公司设立了一个叫 增值 而应收账款既不是长期资产,也不能带来增值。 专利累计摊销的对冲账户,这种情况下就应贷记该账户 H:无形资产也需要折旧吗? (请郝绍伦同志尽快与本刊联系,以便寄送样刊和支付稿酬。)▲ P:需要折旧的是除土地之外的厂场设备,而无形资产 《对外经贸财会》杂志2OD6年第5期 61